Appleby Orwell Women's Crit League Round 1

The first round of the league will kick off with a Time Trial which takes place this coming Tuesday, April 10th in Black Bull. Sign on will be from 6.20pm and first rider off at 7pm.

Map to Parking, Sign On/Start & Turn

There are no scheduled time slots for the TT therefore, we encourage you to come as early as possible, register and get a start time. This will enable us to facilitate those who may be a little delayed leaving work or in traffic. Ideally, we want to facilitate and accommodate all riders whilst considering limited daylight and ensuring everyone’s safety which of course is paramount.

If driving out to Black Bull, please park as marked on the link below and ride back to the start as part of your warm up. Parking is the on the road off the R142, the first turn left after you drive over the M3 when coming from Dublin. We need to be mindful and respectful of local residences and ask that you do not park outside homes closer to the start line. We have had some cars block entrances or park on lawns outside houses at events here in the past and as it is a well used course we do not want to annoy the residents.

Remember it is still getting dark early and we recommend you use a rear light on your bike to help with visibility.

The course is 10miles (16km). The route goes through Batterstown and out to a roundabout at 8km. Make sure to follow the directions of the Marshals at the roundabout - we have had participants leave the roundabout one exit to early in the past! Circle the roundabout to the 4th exit and leave the roundabout at the same junction as you entered it.

Sign on is at the Start/Finish location. See Map.
Warming up on the course is NOT allowed.
TT bikes, wheels and aero kit can be used.
Please use a rear light

When you cross the finish line roll on through, pull over further down the road and don't turn around before checking that it is safe to do so. Anyone doing a U-turn in the vicinity of the finish line will be disqualified. Please don't hassle the timekeepers for your time- there's no problem asking, but make sure to do it at a time when there aren't any riders coming in.

Map to Parking, Sign On/Start & Turn

33 women signed on tonight for the 10mile Time Trial at Black Bull. That is one of the largest fields on the opening night for a long time. It was a particularly good turn out considering the conditions - cold and wet with a biting crosswind.

Well done to all who took part. Full results will follow later tonight when Dave Mc has thawed out but for the moment these are the podium places:

1. Jennifer Bates 24.24
2. Sophie Loscher 26.07
3. Aishling Barry 26.56

See you all in Corkagh Park next Tuesday for the first of the Crit Races

Photos of tonight thanks to John Hammer are on Facebook -
Photos from the Start
Photos from the Finish

Brief results here. Apologies but I don't have clubs for most of the riders, or even full names in some cases. Will edit as I get them.

Rank..............	Name	Club	Time
1st	Jennifer Bates	Gerard DHL	24:24
2nd	Sofie Loscher	Sundrive	26:07
3rd	Aishling Barry	Dunboyne	26:56
4th	Breda Horan	Orwell	27:15
5th	Jennifer Neenan	Sundrive	27:18
6th	Arron Fox	Belpark	27:30
7th	Beata Golczak	Arcane	27:43
8th	Emma Desmond		28:25
9th	Helen White	Stamullen	28:32
10th	Gill Haverty	Arcane	28:41
11th	Monica Freiband	Orwell	28:47
12th	Charlotte Stevens	Orwell	28:48
13th	Sinead Molloy	Tullamore	28:55
14th	Grace Irvine	Arcane	29:10
15th	Linda O'Sullivan	Naas	29:36
16th	Marrion Holland	VCB	29:44
17th	Ciara Ní Flathartaigh	Orwell	29:51
18th	Una May	Orwell	29:51
19th	Megan Davenport	UCD	29:57
20th	Helen Kelly	Tiernans	30:30
21st	Muirna Walsh	Orwell	30:34
22nd	Marijke Beltman	Belpark	30:42
23rd	Susan Fagan	Arcane	30:45
24th	Gráinne Coghlan	Orwell	31:26
25th	Sonya Earls	Lucan	31:33
26th	Hannah Tilly	Arcane	31:39
27th	Noreen Mallon	Arcane	32:16
28th	Aoife Hussey	N/A	32:43
29th	Deirdre Keogh	Arcane	32:43
30th	Aoife Reilly		33:54
31st	Fiona Gyo		35:47
32nd	Elaine Skelly	N/A	37:36
	Aishling Flanagan	Tiernans	DNF

Our "on the bike reporter" Ciara Ni Fhlarthartaigh is back with the "Crit Chronicles" for 2018.

Read her review of Round 1 here: Round 1 Review - The Crit Chronicles